Biochemistry Seminar Series 2015-2016: Fall 2015 Fridays @ 1pm in the Feltham room (SN-4015) unless otherwise noted.

Titles and abstracts will be posted 2-3 weeks in advance of each seminar.

Sept 15 - 2015 Faith Elizabeth Winifred (Rusted) Bailey Nutrition Lecture (3:30pm in the Education Building room ED1020)*
Dr. Benoît Lamarche ( Abstract)
The ever-evolving role of diet in health: Perspective from an eternal optimist
Professor
Department of Food Sciences and Nutrition
Université Laval
* please note the change in day, time and location from our regular seminars

Sept 18
Kristen Roberts ( Abstract)
Career Development and Experiential Learning: Make the Most of Your Post-Secondary Experience!
Science Career Development Coordinator
Career Development and Experiential Learning
Memorial University of Newfoundland

Sept 25
No Seminar

Oct 2
Dr. Mick Bhatia ( Abstract)
Clinical Applications of Human Cancer Stem Cells
Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences
Director, McMaster Stem Cell and Cancer Research Institute
Faculty of Health Sciences
McMaster University

Oct 9
no seminar - Thanksgiving weekend

Oct 16
Safe Laboratory Practices and Procedures

Oct 23
Dr. Ryan Mailloux( Abstract)
Controlling mitochondrial H₂O₂ formation by redox switches
Assistant Professor
Department of Biochemistry
Memorial University of Newfoundland

Oct 30
Dr. Kapil Tahlan ( Abstract)
Investigating secondary metabolism in Streptomyces clavuligerus: A known source of medicinally important bioactive natural products
Assistant Professor
Department of Biology
Memorial University of Newfoundland

Nov 6
Dr. Denis Joanisse ( Abstract)
Adiposopathy as an independent predictor of insulin resistance
Assoiciate Professor
Department of Kinesiology
Université Laval

Nov 13
Dr. Neale Ridgway ( Abstract)
A nuclear phospholipid biosynthetic enzyme regulates cell proliferation and differentiation
Professor
Department of Pediatrics and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Dalhousie University

Nov 20
Dr. Sukhinder Cheema ( Abstract)
The heart and the brain connection: is there a role for dietary fats?
Professor
Department of Biochemistry
Memorial University of Newfoundland

Nov 27
Maaran Suntharamoorthy ( Abstract)
Unravelling the mechanism of annealing in pulse and high amylose maize starches
Ph.D. student
Department of Biochemistry - (Dr. R. Hoover)
Memorial University of Newfoundland

Dec 4 (Postponed)
Dr. Mani Larijani ( Abstract)
Taking the long way to solving the structure of a DNA-mutating enzyme: an adventure in the 4th dimension
Associate Professor
Division of Biomedical Sciences
Memorial University of Newfoundland

Dec 9-18
Final Exams - no seminars

Christmas Break